NEW YORK – Jarrod Saltalamacchia received his Red Sox World Series ring today before the Marlins game with the Mets.

Allard Baird, the Red Sox vice president of player personal, made the trip to New York to present Salty with the ring.

The ring is made of rubies and sapphires. Among the inscriptions: B Strong (the slogan the city adopted after last year’s marathon bombings), Bearded Brothers (referring to the beards that became a symbol of the team), 1912 (the last time the Red Sox clinched a World Series at Fenway Park.)

“It represents everything that we went through the whole year. A lot of guys play a long time to get one of these or even make it. So I’m pretty fortunate.”

One of the first things Saltalamacchia checked was that his name was spelled correctly.

“It fits and they got the name right.” he said. “I had to check it twice to make sure it’s spelled right.”

Salty especially likes the size of the ring and said he plans to wear it, something he said many of the players from the 2003 Marlins title team said they cannot do.

“I’ve seen (Marlins GM) Dan Jennings wear their 2003 one they all say it can’t even fit on their fingers,” Salty said. “It’s huge.”

Stanton hitting in the clutch

Saltalamacchia’s game-winning home run in the 10th inning Saturday would have never happened had Giancarlo Stanton not come through in the clutch four innings earlier.

Stanton’s opposite field blast, which scored Marcell Ozuna from second base, gave him 13 hits with runners in scoring position this season, six fewer than he had all of last season. Stanton is hitting .394 with runners in scoring position (13-for-33) after entering the season with a career average of .260 (117-of-450) in such situations including going 19-for-84 last season.

Stanton has three homers and 21 of his major league leading 29 RBI have come with RISP.

Those numbers last season: 1 and 29.

Stanton was asked about the improved numbers and cites “separations of at bats, separation of games, a better mindset,” which was something he failed to do last season seemingly taking one missed opportunity after another into the next at bat.

Then, he was asked about that mindset.

“Do less,” he said, “which is hard to tell yourself. But that’s the way to be successful in that situation and not try to speed up the game any more than you need to and don’t do too much in that situation.”

Marlins waiting word on Furcal

The Marlins still are awaiting for a report on Rafael Furcal’s groin injury before deciding on whether he will miss more time. Furcal, who was injured Friday while on his rehab assignment for Class AA Jacksonville, did not play Saturday. Furcal, 36, was recovering from a hamstring injury he sustained early in spring training.

“We were starting to see much more consistent at bats,” Marlins president of baseball operations Michael Hill said. “His hamstring feels good. His defense has been solid. It seemed like he was getting close.”

Koehler on the mound

Tom Koehler will try to give the Marlins their first series win on the road today. He is facing Dillon Gee.